[Ice Cube]Fuck school nigga, I'ma be a dope dealerI'ma be a killa, yep a urban guerrillaI'ma stack scrilla, yeah buy me a villaSell a 5-0 to my auntie PriscillaI don't give a fuck that she look like "Thriller"Hit that shit one more time and fuck around and kill herCause I got the heart of a Pittsburgh SteelerBlack nigga draped in gold, with a nine millaLove money, love jail, love that penitentiary mailLove the way these niggaz smell, keep comin' back, can't you tell?Love to see my mama cry, love to see my babies struggleLove to see my woman juggle nuts 'cause she got to hustleI don't give a fuck how my life goNow I'm a slave man to this caveman without GeicoEverybody wanna call Michael a psychoBut he ain't never came through the hood with a rifleGunnin' niggaz down 'cause they don't got the right clothesHit the wrong person 'cause we shoot just like hoesFirst I was blood thirsty, Mr.-Mr. ControversyNow I wanna beg for mercy, should have took my ass to Berkeley

[Chorus - X2]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?

[Ice Cube]Fuck school nigga, if I grow a little tallerEverybody tell me I'm gon' do it, I'm gon' be a ballerSo fuck that thinkin', fuck that thank and fuck them Lincoln's, I want Franklin'sCome back through here with my crew, I'm gon' have my own shoeI'm gon' be that little fool comin' in your living roomStarting point guard nigga, fresh out of middle schoolEither it's the NBA or it's the NFLI don't know what else I can do to keep my ass up out of jailI wanna be like Tiger Woods, swing that club, make you sick(I wanna be like Pacman Jones), (I wanna be like Michael Vick)I wanna be like Barry Bonds, (I wanna be like O.J. Simpson)Leave this field, leave this prison, tell you motherfuckers where to kiss 'emI wanna be all broke up, movin' all old and slowI wanna be a alcoholic just like Broadway JoeI wanna be a sideshow, kinda like Iron MikeUsed to have a few Bentleys, now I just ride a bike

[Chorus - X2]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?

[Ice Cube]Fuck school nigga, they ain't tryin' to educate meAll they give a fuck is what I memorized latelyI'm gon' have to teach myself, clock that money, get that wealthI wanna be like Santa Claus, I don't wanna be no fuckin' elfNo kid left behind but he get the run-aroundCan't you motherfuckers see that they tryin' to dumb us down?Don't trust the government, President is for saleHe don't give a fuck about a nigga, just a oil wellSell crack, go to jail, bust a rap, go to hellDo I got to sell my soul if I wanna go to Yale?Go kiss Oprah's ass if you wanna be GailI'd rather have my ass kissed up in BloomingdaleYou can go be a pimp, you can go be a hoeBut you only gon' get paid off what you knowIf you don't know shit, then you can't work for meCause you read your first book in the penitentiary

[Chorus - X2]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?If you don't wanna shake that hood mentalityHow the fuck we supposed to change our reality?